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All the ideas for 'Unconscious Cerebral Initiative', 'Review: Meinong 'Untersuchungen zur..'' and 'Preface to 'Principles of Philosophy''

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9 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 4. Metaphysics as Science

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Metaphysics is the roots of the tree of science [Descartes]

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 6. Logical Analysis

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We can't sharply distinguish variables, domains and values, if symbols frighten us [Russell]

2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 4. Circularity

3659	I know the truth that God exists and is the author of truth [Descartes]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 4. Impossible objects

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Common sense agrees with Meinong (rather than Russell) that 'Pegasus is a flying horse' is true [Lackey on Russell]

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I prefer to deny round squares, and deal with the difficulties by the theory of denoting [Russell]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 1. Certainty

3657	Understanding, not the senses, gives certainty [Descartes]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act

7861	Libet says the processes initiated in the cortex can still be consciously changed [Libet, by Papineau]

6660	Libet found conscious choice 0.2 secs before movement, well after unconscious 'readiness potential' [Libet, by Lowe]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

3660	Atheism arises from empiricism, because God is intangible [Descartes]